As part of the AFI Silver's tribute to films produced in Technicolor, I'll be giving a presentation based on research for the book, "The Dawn of Technicolor: 1915-1930," about early Technicolor musicals. In addition to rare photographs, we'll be showing digital transfers from nitrate prints at the BFI and Warner Bros. I guarantee you've never seen before. This is the same talk that my co-author, James Layton, and I premiered at the TCM festival in Los Angeles last year.

Wait, wait, there's more! The rousing 90 minute lecture and clip show, will be followed by a 35mm screening of everyone's favorite musical in two-color Technicolor - FOLLOW THRU (1930). Even better - admission for the entire program is free.

FrankFay wrote:I've just seen the "King of Jazz" restoration at the Rome Capitol, and can anyone explain why three blackout sketches are missing?

1. The back of the horse sketch2. the fake minister sketch3. the "We don't plan to have any children" sketch.

The intention of this new restoration was to recreate the original 1930 version. The sketches you mentioned (although filmed in 1930) were not in the 1930 version, but were added for the 1933 reissue. So, to authentically recreate the 1930 version, those sketches were left out of this new restoration.

FrankFay wrote:I've just seen the "King of Jazz" restoration at the Rome Capitol, and can anyone explain why three blackout sketches are missing?

1. The back of the horse sketch2. the fake minister sketch3. the "We don't plan to have any children" sketch.

The intention of this new restoration was to recreate the original 1930 version. The sketches you mentioned (although filmed in 1930) were not in the 1930 version, but were added for the 1933 reissue. So, to authentically recreate the 1930 version, those sketches were left out of this new restoration.

I sure hope they will be included as bonus features on the Blu-ray (which I also hope comes out in the next several months, now that the Marx Brothers restorations have been officially announced for October).

FrankFay wrote:I've just seen the "King of Jazz" restoration at the Rome Capitol, and can anyone explain why three blackout sketches are missing?

1. The back of the horse sketch2. the fake minister sketch3. the "We don't plan to have any children" sketch.

The intention of this new restoration was to recreate the original 1930 version. The sketches you mentioned (although filmed in 1930) were not in the 1930 version, but were added for the 1933 reissue. So, to authentically recreate the 1930 version, those sketches were left out of this new restoration.

I sure hope they will be included as bonus features on the Blu-ray...

I hope so, too (although I personally can't stand the William Kent segments in the movie!)And I also hope they will include such related extras as the KING OF JAZZ trailer and the 1930 Universal/Lantz cartoon MY PAL PAUL.

Richard Finegan wrote:The intention of this new restoration was to recreate the original 1930 version. The sketches you mentioned (although filmed in 1930) were not in the 1930 version, but were added for the 1933 reissue. So, to authentically recreate the 1930 version, those sketches were left out of this new restoration.

I sure hope they will be included as bonus features on the Blu-ray...[/quote]

I hope so, too (although I personally can't stand the William Kent segments in the movie!)And I also hope they will include such related extras as the KING OF JAZZ trailer and the 1930 Universal/Lantz cartoon MY PAL PAUL.[/quote]

Kent is tolerable in the musical number opposite Grace Hayes, but otherwise I agree- far too much of him.

I also hope that there will be a REGULAR dvd release as there are still some of us who don't have a blu ray.